Lightspeed Champion Review - 2010

Album Review

Lightspeed Champion – Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You.

Release Date – 15^th Feb 2010

Since his debut “Falling off the Lavender Bridge” Dev “Lightspeed Champion” Hynes suffered severe damage to his throat, and had to undergo extensive surgery, making the “difficult” second album even more of a challenge for the indie songster.

However “Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You” shows the challenge was met head on, with the ex-Test Icicles front man coming out on top.

It is expertly produced, enticing and beautifully written.

Hyne’s alluring lyrics becoming more and more charming with every song, topics such as fear and loneliness seen in tracks such as “Faculty of Fears” and “I Don’t Want to Wake Up Alone” are covered with compassion and empathy, not to mention the delicate melodies that walk with them hand in hand.

This great album is a must listen to all indie fans, and with its release, Lightspeed Champion should get the mainstream attention he deserves.